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Socializing Is Healthy

Having a social life to avoid feeling lonely is important for your health. Maintaining strong ties with the people around you can help minimize the risk of suffering from certain physical and mental health conditions1.

When you make more time in your schedule to nurture these social connections, either with family members or friends, or to meet new people, you are taking a big step in caring for your health and wellbeing. The digital calendar Socializing Is Healthy will create events, remind you, and give you advice on the importance of spending time with others.

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Why Socializing Is Important For Your Health?

Fundación Triple-S offers you useful tools that can help you raise awareness about social isolation and loneliness.

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What is social isolation?

Social isolation is characterized by a lack of social connections. Social isolation can lead to loneliness in some people. However, others may feel lonely even if they are not socially isolated.

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What is loneliness?

Loneliness can mean feeling alone even when you are accompanied by someone. You don't need to be socially isolated to experience this feeling.

Seek help or learn more

There are options to obtain help and guidance to overcome social isolation and loneliness.

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This health information does not substitude an evaluation with your doctor or health professional.

Sources:

  1. 1 CDC: Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions
  2. 2 Health Affairs-Public Affairs - Health Policy Brief, June 2020 by Julianne Holt-Lunstad.
  3. 3 Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine. 2020.
  4. 4 National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine.
  5. 5 Studies by Julianne Holt-Lunstad as cited in Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, Vivek Murthy, MD Published by Harper Wave. 2020
  6. 6 CDC: Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions
  7. 7 NIH: National Institute on Aging. Understanding Loneliness and Social Isolation.

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